History Lives in Louisiana

It Even has a Mailing Address

Louisiana is a history book with many fascinating chapters. Just visit one of the many plantations and you'll see for yourself. There's the chapter about Evangeline and Gabriel, the Cajun Romeo and Juliet, who inspired the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. There's the one about Marie Therese Coincoin, a former slave who came to own Melrose Plantation and was able to buy the freedom of many of her children. And there's the one about the patriot pirate, Jean Lafitte, who helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans weeks after the War of 1812 was over. Come hear all the stories and embellish them as you like in the retelling.


Louisiana has been called a gumbo because of the diverse cultures to be discovered here. Taste the food and learn the customs of the Creole people of Louisiana. Find out about the Cajuns who turned the swamps of Louisiana into a paradise filled with great music and spicy food. Come face to face with a Mardi Gras Indian on Fat Tuesday. And hear the unique story of the Canary Islanders, Spanish colonists who arrived here in the 1720s and succeeded in preserving their heritage and language.

For more information on Louisiana's history and culture, visit www.louisianatravel.com/culture.